Magnifying Motherhood

Welcome to a new segment I will be having weekly! Motherhood Moments will be all about little moments (good and bad) that I had within my motherhood for the week. I will also be implementing your motherhood moments from the week (anonymous of course) that you can participate in on Instagram! This week's Motherhood Moment is all about Mother's Day and my grocery store trip from Hell haha!

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In this episode I sit down with Anna Demeritt, a wife, mother, and former teacher. Anna struggled with unexplained infertility and ended up using IVF to get pregnant. She shares her emotions as she went through those challenges and gives advice to those going through infertility and those who want to help others going through it. As a former teacher, we also were able to discuss different topics about school, homework, development, and behavioral issues.

In this episode I talk about "Lucky Girl Syndrome" and how we all have felt lucky or unlucky throughout our motherhood! I talk about updates on my life, books I'm reading, my husband's surgery, and share an embarrassing story about a diaper change gone wrong! 

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My husband, Dylan Wride, joins me on the podcast to talk about all things fatherhood! Dylan Wride is a devoted husband, father, and hard worker at his job as an MA. He discusses his opinion on the importance of motherhood, how we juggle parental responsibilities in our marriage, best and hardest parts of being a father, and so much more! This episode is special for Valentine's Day and will hopefully inspire you to recognize the importance of the husbands and fathers in your life. To stay up to date on the podcast, follow @magnifyingmotherhood.nicole ! Thanks for listening!  

This episode's guest, Mary Cisneros, is an awesome wife, mom, photographer, and mental health advocate. We talk about looking your best in family pictures, her birth story with her son, and all about different mental health challenges she's had to overcome. This episode provides encouragement for mothers who may be struggling with anxiety, depression, ADHD, OCD, or other mental illnesses. We hope that by discussing these topics it will help bring awareness and help us all to show a bit more empathy to others. 

This episode is all about navigating the stresses of Thanksgiving. I talk about how to set boundaries with family and friends during the holidays, how to help your children have a stress-free day, and share traditions and other tips to make the day more enjoyable! I also talk about planning for Black Friday and give tips on how to prioritize your spending. 

In this part 2 of my interview with Amanda Wyss, we discuss how she homeschools! We talk about why she chose to homeschool, which curriculum she picked, and how her son enjoys it! This episode addresses the controversies that can come along with homeschooling versus public schooling.